It turns out that FOX’s Kevin Bacon TV show didn’t have a big enough “following” to ensure a fourth season. The network has cancelled The Following after three seasons.
The current season of The Following picks up a year after former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Bacon) and his team put serial killer and cult leader Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) back on death row. The rest of the cast includes Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Michael Ealy, Sam Underwood, and Zuleikha Robinson.
Debuting in January 2013 to a very healthy 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.42 million total viewers. Unfortunately, over the course of the season, the numbers started dwindling downward. The season ended up averaging a 2.6 rating with 7.96 million.
The numbers continued to fall in season two — averaging a 1.8 rating with 5.19 million total viewers. The ratings have gotten even worse in season three. The 11 installments that have aired so far have averaged a 1.17 rating with 3.58 million — a decline of more than 30% in each category.
FOX has now cancelled The Following. There won’t be a fourth season but there are four installments remaining. They will air in two-hour blocks over the next two Monday nights; May 11th and May 18th.
Word is that the series is being shopped to other outlets like Hulu but production costs may make a deal difficult.
What do you think? Do you like The Following TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Would you watch the series elsewhere?
The show is the best. I’ve watched it since the beginning. Fox can’t cancel it now when it gets better with evey season.
Really why?????? Fox you can’t do this I love series PLEASE bring it back wth Fox!!!!!!!!
ABSOULTELY THE BEST SHOW…PUH-LEESE BRING IT BACK
Great Show, Great Cast…… This show is one of the BEST!! of course The Following is cancelled, the guys in charge are a bunch of BOZO’s!!! As someone else commented, it’s bad enough TNT cancelled DALLAS, another of my favorite shows. Maybe FOX will put on a stupid reality show……so wrong! Bring it back and give us more Joe!
Fox you suck! Bring it back for another season! Best show on television!
It is bad enough that TNT cancelled Dallas but has the world gone completely mad?
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! The Following was one of the best shows they ever had on television. The surprises were surprises and you never saw them coming. I mean really the show was excellent. Who ever decided to cancel this show
should be hung upside down naked and slowly dipped into a piranha tank!
I have religiously watched every episode beginning with the first. It’s my favorite show. I so look forward to Monday night Fox. I also was sad when Joe died. I almost hoped that, after they closed the curtain after his execution, someone would bring him back to life. I sure hope that the powers that be will reconsider. What a fantastic show!!
They always take the good shows off or move them around when they should just leave them alone 🙁
Put this on Netflix or Hulu!!!
Renew! This is like a drawn-out ‘Silence of the Lambs!’ It may have been unappreciated in its day, but we’re looking at a modern classic in the making. FOX, don’t just lean on ‘The Simpsons’ and let this one slide.
I cant believe fox even considered cancelling the following!! By far the best show around!! Every week we were on the edge of our seats not really sure what could possibly happen next! Every character on the show and actors who portrayed them could not have been more fitting. Actually felt bad when Joe Carrol was executed! As others have commented, its ridiculous that stupid half hour sitcoms get renewed and truly great shows like the following get cancelled! Loved every character and actor on the show!! Sad to see it come to an end. Mondays will not be the… Read more »
WHAT NOOOOO! i love the following so much! mondays are gonna totally suck now :p this show was clever, cunning, and always entertaining. First season was seriously so cleverly filmed. Season 2 wasnt horrible, but definitly not as good as the first one. But now in season 3 it has kinda gone down a bit. Still really good and i would obviously still watch season 4 if it came out. Too bad this show was pretty awesome…
Great show, great acting. Shouldn’t be taken off the air. There are enough reality shows.
OMG, just heard, are you kidding me? So bummed. Love this show.
I love this show! I watch it religiously. But, without Joe Carroll – I admittedly am less interested. Season 1 was awesome. Went a little side-ways in Season 2, and barely having Joe’s presence in 3 was a downer. The whole, Lily, Mark, Luke took it down and no way Theo made it any better. Not a fan of Ryan’s Dr. girlfriend either. So, although I love the show – I get it.
This is ridiculous I’m sooooo mad!!!! I love this show!!!!!!